human population
Let an agent handle human populations with sourced figures and definitions, and describe peoples respectfully using their own names.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle human populations with sourced figures and definitions, and describe peoples respectfully using their own names.
The people living in a given area, or the members of a people or ethnic group, counted and described by censuses and surveys; the registry entry also gathers named peoples.
What it is for: Planning services, understanding societies and recognising peoples.
It can be count it, in censuses; describe it, by age, sex and other characteristics; project it; recognise peoples and their rights.
Distinguishing features
People in an area or group
Counted by censuses with definitions
Peoples have self-designations and rights
Sensitive categories need care
What it looks like
Numbers in censuses and surveys; communities and peoples.
How it is recognised
Census tables
Names of peoples such as Teleuts or Black Nova Scotians
Population pyramids
Related models
is a kind of - group of organisms
is counted by - statistics
lives in - place
has rights under - protections
In practice
Families and kinds
resident populations
national and regional populations
peoples and ethnic groups
indigenous peoples
diaspora communities
Identifiers
census area code national codes statistics
Standards and regulation
UN Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Data protection for special category data
Failure modes and hazards
Using outdated figures
Exonyms or offensive names for peoples
Stereotyping groups
Processing ethnic data without a lawful basis
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Size How many people.
Figures need source and date.
Count
Census and estimates.
Count
Population figure.
- What is the population, from which census or estimate, and year? measurement
- How is resident defined? definition
Trend
Change.
Trend
Trend.
- How is it changing, and why? measurement
- What do projections say? provenance
Composition Who the people are.
Composition needs careful categories.
Structure
Age and sex.
Structure
Demographic structure.
- What is the age and sex structure? measurement
- From which source? provenance
Groups
Peoples and communities.
Groups
Groups and self-identification.
- Which peoples or communities are part of it, by self-identification? provenance
- How are categories defined? definition
Peoples Named peoples.
Peoples have names, histories and rights.
Names
Self-designations.
Names
Names used.
- What do the people call themselves? provenance
- Which names are considered offensive? boundary
Rights
Recognition.
Rights
Legal recognition.
- Are they recognised as a minority or indigenous people? provenance
- Which rights follow? boundary
Handling Respect and privacy.
Population data is sensitive.
Respect
Non-stereotyping.
Respect
Respectful description.
- Is the description respectful and free of stereotypes? boundary
- Is it based on evidence? provenance
Privacy
Special categories.
Privacy
Data rules.
- Is ethnic or religious data processed lawfully? boundary
- Could small numbers identify people? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should named peoples be separate entries?
- How should self-designations be prioritised?
- How should census definitions be linked?